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Wegmans ranked nationally as the second best supermarket
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The big — for most locations — brown store, was just shy of earning itself the title of #1 supermarket. An article by Newsweek listed the 2024 rankings for many retailers, scattered across multiple categories. “The America’s Best Retailers 2024 rankings were identified from the results of an independent survey of […]
West Genesee High School cell phone policy sees success, schools around U.S. follow suit
CAMILLUS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — It’s a subject with many different opinions, but West Genesee High School’s year-old cell phone policy tries to strike the right balance for everybody. Heatherlynn Loughlin, a parent of recent West Genesee High School graduates and also a substitute teacher, sees the different sides. “As a parent and an educator, I […]
Business relief fund in Rome booms with donations following tornado destruction
ROME, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — After a tornado blew through Rome last week, the Copper City is trying to get back on its feet. “We still have a big uphill climb. And we need people to remember that we are not out of the woods,” said Rome Mayor Jeffrey Lanigan during his press conference Monday afternoon, […]
Your Stories Q&A: Closed Cortland WellNow Urgent care to reopen
CORTLAND, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — You ask, we answer! An update on the Your Stories Q&A! The WellNow in Cortland which’s been closed for more than a year, will reopen Monday, July 22nd. The Cortland location at 1092 N.Y. Route 222, closed in March of 2023. The company always described it as a “temporary closing,” and […]
Fire damages apartments at Ballantyne Gardens in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — On Thursday, July 11, around 2:20 p.m., Syracuse firefighters were alerted by a 911 call of a fire alarm activation at 151 Ballantyne Road, the Ballantyne Garden Apartments. When firefighters arrived moments later, they reported seeing smoke coming from windows on the third floor of the three-story apartment building. As crews […]
Your Stories Q&A: Complaints about rough road in Minoa
MINOA, N.Y. (WSYR) – You ask, we answer! We’ve heard complaints from a few of our viewers about the condition of Costello Parkway/Main Street in the Village of Minoa. One viewer claimed recent construction work left several cuts/trenches in the roadway and described driving over them as “bone-jarring.” Village of Minoa Mayor Bill Brazill said […]
How often do tornadoes occur in New York State?
New York state has received about 450 tornadoes since 1952, while Pennsylvania has had almost double nearly 800! As you can see the numbers of tornadoes that have occurred since the early 1950s goes down significantly as you head towards the east coast.
CNY animal shelters open up about daily difficulties as two abandoned dogs go viral
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR–TV) — It’s hard to believe during the dog days of summer, someone would abandon two pups. “We were really sad, heartbreak, surprised because we didn’t know where we were going to go with the dogs,” said Racquel Doris, one of the people who found the dogs. Doris took Linda and Lucky to […]
Syracuse Airport comes close to breaking travel record Sunday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A busy time in the skies, and right here in the salt city.The Syracuse Airport saw nearly 6,000 people come through TSA Sunday, just short of the record. “It doesn’t surprise me that it was super busy,” said traveler Kier Palmer. “We found that all the airports we went through were […]
Your Stories Q&A: Here’s what construction crews are doing with the red crane on I-481 in DeWitt
DEWITT, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — You ask, we answer! Viewer Question: What are crews doing with the large crane I see on I-481 northbound, near DeWitt Town Hall? If you’ve driven on this stretch of I-481 north, near Kinne Road, you’ve likely seen the red crane that this viewer has noticed. This construction zone is part […]
Oneida County Sheriff touts new program keeping kids on school buses safer
ORISKANY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — It’s an incident like the one in Manlius back in March that the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office is hoping to avoid. The department is partnering with Verra Mobility, implementing the Crossing Guard School Bus Stop-Arm Enforcement program. “The problem is with most of these cases, we could never find out who […]
Onondaga County Sheriff details the difficulties of identifying real and replica guns
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Utica police body camera video shows the exact moment 13-year-old Nyah Mway pulls out a handgun and aims it at police. The officers tackled him to the ground and shot him as he held on to the weapon.That gun was later revealed to be a pellet gun. “Unless you walked in […]
Utica Police Chief details increasing problem with fake guns, prepares for AG investigation
UTICA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — “It’s killing me that my brother isn’t here with me and my family!” Those were the words from Nyah Mway’s brother grieving at a protest held Monday morning in Utica. The community wanting more answers as to why the 13-year-old was shot and killed by police Friday night, June 28. “He […]
13-year-old shot and killed by police, claiming he pointed ‘replica’ gun at officers
UTICA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A 13-year-old accused of pointing a pellet gun at police chasing after him was shot and killed by one of the officers late Friday night, the Utica Police Department said. In a chaotic press conference Saturday morning, disrupted by members of the public shouting at police, Utica Police Chief Mark Williams […]
Woman’s dog attacked at Liverpool dog park, dog owners share concerns over safety
LIVERPOOL, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — If you’re a pet owner, you view your furry friend as if they were your own child. Unfortunately for one woman, her dog was victim to a dog attack at the Wegmans Good Dog Park in Liverpool. Her pet is healing from multiple injuries. Wendy Usher, a dog owner, has been […]
Carbon Street neighbors describe initial chaos and efforts to save victims
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Fran Marinelli was at home with her family when they heard a big boom, thinking someone had driven into the side of their house. When they ran outside to see what happened, they couldn’t believe what they witnessed. “I saw a puff of smoke, which I thought was my friend Candy,” […]
Permit Denied: Clay Town Board strikes down creation for proposed concrete batch plant
CLAY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The decision is in and after months of meetings and petitions, the Clay Town Board voted down a special permit for a concrete batch plant on Monday, June 17. A night that’s been circled on every calendar in Clay, and the answer people were looking for. “We find the potential impacts […]
Retired state police commander details investigation into bomb threats credibility
MANLIUS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Law enforcement called the bomb threats emailed to teachers in at least 10 Central New York school districts on Wednesday, June 12, not credible. Five were in Onondaga County where the sheriff’s office says they believe the emails came from overseas. It only took a few hours for those threats to […]
Strathmore family has tires stolen off SUV in the driveway, addresses safety concerns in the city
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — It was like something out of a movie for a family living in Syracuse’s Strathmore neighborhood when they found their car’s tires gone and left on resting on bricks. It started as a relaxing Sunday morning until the Kucera family came out, and found their SUV in the driveway without the […]
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